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Developers of the 2021 top-down action RPG game,The Ascent, Neon Giant will be releasing a newCyberpunk-esque title soon if these leaks are to be believed. Neon Giant was acquired by Krafton in 2022 and the next title by the studio is said to be a first-person shooter game.
Several details about the upcoming title have been leaked on a Reddit post, including comparisons made to a classic FPS. A Digital Foundry member has also recently spoken about the game, hinting at what was seen in a behind-closed-doors first look. Leaks are always better taken with a huge grain of salt so it’s advised this leak be treated the same.
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A Redditor haspostedleaks about Neon Giant’s next game and some substantial details have come to light. Starting with the codename beingProject Impact. The codename was pulled from a Q1 earnings report by Krafton, that pointed to Neon Giant’s next project mentioning the codename.
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Co-founder and Creative Director at Neon Giant Games, Tor Frick, was also mentioned to have updated his official account on X, where he mentions he is “currently working on a nextgen Cyberpunk immersive sim” and that he is currently hiring for the same.
A Digital Foundry member, Alexander Battaglia also commented after having managed to get hands-on with the game at last year’s Gamescom event, behind closed doors. Battaglia spoke briefly about the game towards the end of a video posted on their YouTube channel where the main discussion was aboutS.T.A.L.K.E.R 2.
Battaglia revealed the game which was still untitled at the time he got a demo of it, made the most of Unreal Engine 5’s potential to push the visuals to the maximum. He was rather hesitant to call the game an “immersive sim” when suggested by a co-host in the video.
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Battaglia went on tomentionthat the game reminded him of Deus Ex based on the “description of the gameplay, interactivity level and the granular detail of all the AI“. As for the visuals, he mentioned it looked a lot likeCyberpunk-esque, with a large open world with dense environments.
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Fans replied with positive hopes going by what was revealed in the leak. A lot of comments showed excitement about theCyberpunk 2077comparisons.A sequel toCyberpunk 2077shouldn’t be coming out anytime soon so one comment mentioned how this title should fill the void until then. Another comment mentioned the game could end up betteringCyberpunk 2077.
One other comment mentioned that if the project ends up being made the right way, it could springboard Neon Giant “into the limelight“. Neon Giant’s 2021 titleThe Ascentwas also appreciated by several users in the comments section of the post.The Ascentwas nominated for the Action Game of the Year award at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards in 2021.
Battaglia couldn’t reveal anything else and wasn’t sure when the game could finally be revealed by the developers but mentioned being rather excited about it.
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Ayoub Hassan Adur
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Ayoub Hassan Adur worked in the Translation Industry for more than a decade before turning to Content Writing. Ayoub loves Gaming and has also written news stories in the gaming industry for two other websites before joining FandomWire Gaming. Manchester United fan since the ’90s.
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